Butter and cold weather
hi everyone
it's winter in south africa at the moment and the past few days have been very cold (not 1 degree temps all day but it's been thereabout)
I started melting my butter in the microwave to speed up the softening process..this resulted in a dry texture in my cake and cupcakes. What is the best way to soften the butter without zapping it in the microwave?
PS: I think the melting of the butter resulted in the dry texture..im not sure? the same recipe in summer produces a wonderful soft texture
help is appreciated :)))
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Permalink Reply by suziq auzzi on
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Soft Butter holds it shape and can be squashed - but there should not be any oil visible.
Chunk it
Cut into small pieces and lay out on a plate .. or a metal tray.. Or cube it into very small pieces.
Thump it
Put the butter in a plastic bag and squeeze out the air. Hit ot with a meat mallet or rolling pin. [Clip/tie the bag ... optional ...make sure there is not air to mak it pop]
Zap it [Micro wattage varies [~1000w]
Place the whole* wrapped butter on a micro plate/rack. [*Different countries different sizes].
Numerous variations on what comes next:
- each face of the block is going to be zapped by rotating the butter to the next face after zapping each on High power for 5 seconds.
- 10 percent power for 1 minute
- defrost setting for 15-20 seconds
Grate it
If you freeze butter, grate the frozen butter toget it to room temperature
Mollycoddle it
- wrapped butter in a glass or metal bowl over previously boiled water
- wrapped butter in a glass or metal bowl sitting in warm/hot water
Watch that the butter does not melt instead of soften.
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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on
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If the butter is hard, I do the zip loc bag trick as in the other post. Cut in pieces, put into bag, & go over with a rolling pin. Works every time. :0)
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Permalink Reply by Lynette Dlamini on
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Thxguys am going To try these options
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